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Almond

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EntropyCentral · 30/11/2024 16:42

I know some people pronounce the 'l' in Almond, but I don't think it can be many. I've never heard it except from my husband and it drives me nuts (!)

So how many do?

YABU: One should pronounce the 'l' in Almond.

YANBU: Of course you bloody don't!

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BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:35

JaninaDuszejko · 30/11/2024 18:34

Surely there are more than that. I'm Scottish but live in the NE of England and it's very easy for to tell the difference between Geordies, Mackems and Smoggies. And that's just 1 county.

Anyway as a Scot I say almond to rhyme with (Alex) Salmond.

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But how do you say Salmond?

MargaritaPracticallyCan · 30/11/2024 18:35

Ol-mnd here, North West

JaninaDuszejko · 30/11/2024 18:34

MajorCarolDanvers · 30/11/2024 18:15

There are estimated to be 56 different accents in the UK yet minds boggle on theses threads every single time in utter astonishment that people pronounce words differently.

Surely there are more than that. I'm Scottish but live in the NE of England and it's very easy for to tell the difference between Geordies, Mackems and Smoggies. And that's just 1 county.

Anyway as a Scot I say almond to rhyme with (Alex) Salmond.

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:33

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:33

No I’m a prolific gifer
just treating this thread with the solemnity it deserves

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😁

I’ve never seen Steve Carroll look so solemn.

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:33

What about salmon? Does everyone say samun? I’ve never heard the L in that.

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:33

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:28

Have you just discovered them, you seem to be planting them all over the thread 😁

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No I’m a prolific gifer
just treating this thread with the solemnity it deserves

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DanineNorries · 30/11/2024 18:33

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HereForTheAnimals · 30/11/2024 18:33

I was thinking where is the 'i' in Almond when I first read the post, sorry.

I've never heard anyone pronounce it without the 'l'. I'm from Yorkshire if that helps.

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:31

Thing is there’s lots of words that have different pronunciations and not just because of geography. Neether, nyther, eether, eyther, scon, scone. I think most countries probably have this. They’re all correct.

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:31

SofandaCox · 30/11/2024 18:10

I definitely say the L in some of those!

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Me too 🤷🏼‍♀️

DrZaraCarmichael · 30/11/2024 18:30

dementedpixie · 30/11/2024 18:04

I don't sound the L in palm or calm either. Do you @SuperfluousHen ?

No - palm = pamm. Calm = camm.

Brought up in Edinburgh, now live in the west of Scotland.

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:28

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:26

google fail 🤣

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Have you just discovered them, you seem to be planting them all over the thread 😁

ShootyBumPain · 30/11/2024 18:27

@allthecoffee100 Same! This is eye opening! 😂

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:27

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I say both types. Shed is British and Sked is American. Which is very inconsistent seeing as school is skool.

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:26

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:23

I’ve just gone on google (almond pronunciation) and it’s come up as ahmund. I feel vindicated after the gify laugh response I got 😁

google fail 🤣

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allthecoffee100 · 30/11/2024 18:25

ShootyBumPain · 30/11/2024 18:18

Eh? I've never heard it pronounced without the L.

Ollmund. NW

NW here.
Didn't know it was anything other than Al-mond or all-mund 🤣🤦‍♀️

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:24

mikado1 · 30/11/2024 18:17

Oh this made me laugh!

We had a teacher who said azoo, hearse for horse, Charless for Charles and Eyetalian 😂

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I’ve heard people speak of an azip…

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:23

I’ve just gone on google (almond pronunciation) and it’s come up as ahmund. I feel vindicated after the gify laugh response I got 😁

ginasevern · 30/11/2024 18:22

In the West Country it's pronounced "aumund".

DatingDinosaur · 30/11/2024 18:22

Christ. If you pronounced the 'L' round here you'd get the piss taken out of you for being a pretentious twat and you would become known as Mrs Bucket (Boo-kay/Bouquet) from Keeping Up Appearances.

.... So it's armund for me.

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:22

MajorCarolDanvers · 30/11/2024 18:15

There are estimated to be 56 different accents in the UK yet minds boggle on theses threads every single time in utter astonishment that people pronounce words differently.

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DanineNorries · 30/11/2024 18:20

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BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:20

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:19

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It’s quite normal where I was brought up.

SuperfluousHen · 30/11/2024 18:19

BunnyLake · 30/11/2024 18:18

I don’t like the L being pronounced. I say armond (or more armund).

Southerner

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5128gap · 30/11/2024 18:19

Storyland · 30/11/2024 18:14

Well I know what to post in the next "I was today years old when I learned. . " thread.

I think my speech is littered with incorrect l's. I love an ah-mond croissant too.

An almund cross ant? Yum.

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